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Saturday Snapshot

The Swiss Army Reconnaissance Detachment 10 (German: Armee-Aufklärungsdetachement 10, French: Détachement de reconnaissance de l'armée 10, Italian: Distaccamento d'esplorazione dell'esercito 10) is not photographed very often, so it was especially noteworthy when this photo popped up in my Facebook feed this morning (hat tip to: explorateur.ch/photographie). What's also noteworthy about...

Friday Foto

U.S. 19th Special Forces Group Soldier lands after a Military Free Fall June 19, 2019, as part of Exercise Trojan Footprint 19. Trojan Footprint, hosted by U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, brought together 1400 SOF from ten nations for training over land, sea and air across Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and...

Crosman Full Auto BB Gun Series

Crosman first introduced a full-auto, CO2-powered BB gun in January of this year, in the shape and form of their licensed replica of the DPMS Panther Arms SBR. Now they've taken things to the next level with 2 additional models in their full-auto BB gun series - the R1 rifle and...

Airsoft Takes To The Skies

Check out the latest issue of Airsoft Action magazine for a very interesting story of how an aircraft restoration and demonstration organization called "OV-10 Squadron" in California are taking the air in airsoft to new heights - quite literally! Pick up a copy of the magazine at your favorite shop,...

Announcing Helikon-Tex USA

Helikon-Tex began  in Poland in 1983 as a military and outdoor surplus company, and is today one of the most prevalent tactical and outdoor clothing and gear brands in Europe. For the past few years they have also been nibbling at the US market and slowly building up brand awareness...

New Gear from BE-X: TBDU Field Pants

Original version of this article appeared, in German language, on Spartanat.com With the series FronTier One, BE-X entered a new chapter of apparel with all garments made from high-quality fabric commission printed especially for BE-X . What's more, all closures and buckles are from ITW Nexus, and all zippers from...

Friday Foto

Estonian Air Commandos with the U.S. Air Force's 352d Special Operations Wing returned to Tallin, Estonia to conduct a multitude of air operations with other U.S. and Estonian Special Operations Forces, out of a CV-22 Osprey. U.S. and Estonian partners spent the week focused on three mission objectives that could...

New Raider HBT Field Pants From PDW

Prometheus Design Werx is pleased to announce the release of their Raider Field Pant in rugged, comfortable, 100% cotton Herring-Bone Twill (HBT) fabric. The Raider Field Pant 100HBT is an expertly made, feature rich, plain front, pant for everyday trail and street wear. This style pant was originally inspired by...

Throwback Thursday

A US Army Special Forces "Green Beret" test-fires an FG-42 captured from the Viet Cong in Vietnam. Source:  https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2015/07/10/wwii-german-weapons-during-the-vietnam-war/

Ranger Military Intelligence Battalion Becomes Permanent

Fort Benning, Georgia -- Effective immediately, the Regimental Military Intelligence Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment is now a permanent part of the 75th Ranger Regiment. The RMIB’s mission is to recruit, train, develop, and employ highly trained and specialized Rangers to conduct full spectrum intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, cyber, and electronic warfare...